Posts Tagged: Iran antisemitism
Iran Rejects Antisemitism Allegation by Pence
Iran on Saturday rejected accusations of antisemitism leveled against it by US Vice President Mike Pence, saying it respected Judaism but opposed Israel, which Tehran...
After Auschwitz Visit, Pence Accuses Iran of Nazi-Like Antisemitism
US Vice President Mike Pence accused Iran of Nazi-like antisemitism on Friday, maintaining his harsh rhetoric against Tehran just a day he attacked European powers for trying...
Report: Berlin Jewish Museum Bars Iranian Broadcaster From On-Site Filming
The Jewish Museum Berlin has barred the Iranian state broadcaster IRIB from filming on its premises, the German media outlet Deutsche Welle reported on Wednesday. IRIB...
Top US Jewish Group Condemns Reported Vandalism at Synagogue in Iran
The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on Tuesday condemned reported acts of vandalism at a synagogue in the southern Iranian city of...
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Iran Cartoon Contest Has Policy Implications
JNS.org - As millions of people around the world mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, this year’s Iranian government-sponsored Holocaust cartoon contest is not...
Analysis: Fact-Check on Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif in NBC Interview
Iran's chief negotiator, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, was interviewed on NBC this week. Below are some of the assertions he made, and the truth behind...
‘Rooting for Jalili’ in the Iranian Elections
Four years ago, almost to the day, I wrote a blog, "Rooting for Ahmadinejad," which explained why I wanted the worst of the candidates on...
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Promotes anti-Semitic Conspiracy on Facebook Before Elections
JNS.org - On the eve of Iran's June 14 presidential elections, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's promoted an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory on his...
Ira Forman Appointed State Department Anti-Semitism Envoy
JTA - Ira Forman, who led President Obama's reelection campaign in the Jewish community, was appointed as the State Department's envoy to combat...
State Department Report Finds Rise in Anti-Semitism, Persecution of Christian Minorities
The newly released International Religious Freedom Report for 2012 by the U.S. State Department study found an increase in anti-Semitism as well as persecution of...
US Officials Walk Out of IAEA Meeting After Iran Accuses Israel of Genocide
JTA - U.S., Canadian and Australian officials walked out of a meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency when the Iranian envoy accused Israel...
2013: The Year of “Never Again”
January 27th, known as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, is the date that marks the liberation of Auschwitz. This year, to commemorate the...
Bigots Threaten to Push Us Off the Other Cliff
Americans and global economic pundits breathed a sigh of relief when Washington finally stepped back from the fiscal cliff on New Years Day. ...
Argentina, Iran Agree to Probe 1994 Jewish Center Bombing
AP - Argentina and Iran reached a breakthrough Sunday in the investigation of a Jewish center bombing that killed 85 people in Buenos Aires...
